Synopsis
When his brother is murdered, a street dancer moves to Georgia to work his way through college. He joins a fraternity's step dancing team for a competition. Will he also get an education and the girl?
Scores
Overall Score
78.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.1%
Review Aggregate
52.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotstylizedfunnyfamily-friendlycharacter-drivencoming of agegrittyuneven toneemotionalpacing issues
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Short | 2007 | $689,000 | $1,043,000 | (est) |
| Meagan Good | 2007 | $424,000 | $642,000 | (est) |
| Ne-Yo | 2007 | $319,000 | $483,000 | (est) |
| Darrin Henson | 2007 | $261,000 | $395,000 | (est) |
| Brian White | 2007 | $223,000 | $338,000 | (est) |
| Laz Alonso | 2007 | $197,000 | $298,000 | (est) |
| Valarie Pettiford | 2007 | $177,000 | $267,000 | (est) |
| Harry Lennix | 2007 | $161,000 | $243,000 | (est) |
| Chris Brown | 2007 | $148,000 | $224,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count88
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes26,969
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2007 | $61,356,220 | $92,848,273 |
| International | 2007 | $14,154,902 | $21,420,130 |
| Worldwide | 2007 | $75,511,120 | $114,268,400 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2007 | $36,340,071 | $54,992,189 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2007 | $927,000 | $1,402,797 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2007 | $345,000 | $522,077 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2007 | $15,960,000 | $24,151,723 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2007 | $35,863,000 | $54,270,254 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2007 | $15,339,055 | $23,212,068 |
| Total Revenues | 2007 | $104,774,126 | $158,551,108 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2007 | $13,000,000 | $19,672,456 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2007 | $16,250,000 (est) | $24,590,570 (est) |
| Participations | 2007 | $8,382,000 | $12,684,194 |
| Residuals ? | 2007 | $4,612,000 | $6,979,182 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2007 | $2,600,000 | $3,934,491 |
| Total Expenses | 2007 | $44,844,000 | $67,860,894 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2007 | $59,930,126 | $90,690,213 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dirty Dancing | 1987 | Shared genres: 4 | 92.7 | $74,744,180 |
 | Footloose | 1984 | Shared genres: 4 | 87.7 | $62,330,612 |
 | Step Up | 2006 | Shared genres: 4 | 83.7 | $82,575,781 |
 | Flashdance | 1983 | Shared genres: 4 | 83.5 | $69,364,536 |
 | Save the Last Dance | 2001 | Shared genres: 4 | 81.7 | $101,375,389 |